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Vaccinations Flashcards

1
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What makes up the pentavalent vaccine?

A

DTP/polio/Hib. Diptheria, tetanus, pertussin, polio, haem influenzae b.

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2
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How often is the pentavalent vaccine given and when?

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2,3,4 months

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3
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What are the brand names of the pentavalent vaccines?

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Pediacel and Infanrix IPV Hib.

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4
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When is the Men B vaccine given?

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2 months, 4 months and 1 year

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5
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Name everything that is given at 2 months?

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5 in 1, pneumococcal (PCV), men B, rotavirus

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6
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Name everything that is given at 3 months?

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5 in 1 and rotavirus

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7
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Name everything that is given at 4 months?

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5 in 1, men B, pneumococcal (13 serotypes)

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8
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What does PCV stand for?

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pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

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9
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Name everything that is given at 1 year?

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Hib (THIS STOPS AT 1) /Men C, MMR (LIVE), pneumococcal (PCV) and Men B ALSO

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10
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When is PCV given?

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2 months, 4 months and 1 year

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11
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What is given children aged 2-7 every year?

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Flu vaccine (up nose) (LIVE)

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12
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What is given to children at pre-school age/3 years & 4 months?

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4 in 1 (DTP/polio), MMR

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What is given to girls aged 12/13?

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HPV vaccine, given in 2 doses (6-12 months apart)

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14
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How many HPV vaccines are given?

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2

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15
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Which vaccines are given at 14 years?

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3 in 1 teenage booster- Diptheria, tetanus POLIO (NOT PERTUSSIS). and men ACWY

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16
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What vaccine is given at 65?

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Pneumococcal PPV vaccine, protects against 23 strains

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17
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What is given from 65 up, every year?

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Flu vaccine

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18
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What does PPV stand for?

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pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

19
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Which vaccine is given at 70?

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shingles vaccine. (Also given to 78 & 79s as a catch up)

20
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What is the shingles vaccine called?

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zostavax

21
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Which vaccines are offered to pregnant women?

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whooping cough and flu vaccine

22
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What is the BCG vaccine?

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Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine) is not given as part of the routine NHS vaccination schedule. It’s given on the NHS only when a child or adult is thought to have an increased risk of coming into contact with TB.

23
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What is varilrix?

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chicken pox vaccine, not routinely offered.

24
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What vaccine may be offered to first time uni students?

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Men ACWY

25
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What does Diptheria cause?

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Fever, saw throat, grey membrane on tonsils can narrow lumen.

26
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What are the complications of Diptheria?

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Cardiomyopathy, renal failure

27
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What is the complication of tetanus?

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Respiratory muscle impairment

28
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What are the complications of pertussis?

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Pneumonia, convulsions, bronchiectasis

29
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What is the complication of polio?

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paralysis

30
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What can Haem influenzae B cause?

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epiglotitis, meningitis and pneumonia

31
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What does rotavirus cause?

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D & V

32
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What is the complication of rotavirus?

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extreme dehydration

33
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What does the pnuemococcal bacterium cause?

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pneumonia, meningitis

34
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What are some complications of men B?

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cerebral odema & deafness

35
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What does the measles cause?

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high fever, cough, conjunctivitis, coryza and a rash

36
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What are the complications with measles?

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encephalitis, corneal ulcer/scar

37
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What does the mumps cause?

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mild illness with gland swelling and headache

38
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What are the complications with the mumps?

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orchitis (infertility in males and unilateral deafness

39
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What type of rash does rubella cause?

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pink or red rash that begins on the face and then spreads downward to the rest of the body.
mild fever, usually under 102°F.
swollen and tender lymph nodes.
runny or stuffy nose.
headache.
muscle pain.
inflamed or red eyes
40
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How does measles initially present (before the rash)?

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Mouth of a patient with Koplik spots, an early sign of measles infection.

41
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What type of spots are present in measles?

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presents as erythematous macules and papules; initially discrete, may become confluent on the face, neck and shoulders. On mucous membranes, Koplik’s spots (tiny bluish-white papules with erythematous areolae) may develop. Also, upper respiratory tract infection with cough, malaise and fever subsiding as the rash increases (measles prodrome = the 4 Cs - cough, coryza, conjunctivitis and very cranky!).

42
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What does coryza mean?

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Inflammation of the mucous membrane in the nose

43
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Name the live vaccines?

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BCG, MMR, yellow fever, oral polio and oral typhoid

44
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When is rotavirus given?

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2 & 3 months

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